Liu Zhang took a carriage back to the Liu Mansion Villa. As soon as he entered the backyard gate, he heard Liu Qingqian's crisp voice. She seemed to have an argument with A Rao.
"You little bitch, why are you in my brother's study?" Liu Qingqian's voice was loud and filled with anger.
"These are my eldest brother's personal belongings, and he never lets anyone touch them. How dare you, a little bitch, touch my eldest brother's things!"
Liu Zhang strode over quickly and saw A Rao standing beside his desk, holding his engraved jade ruler for measuring the ground.
As for the set of tools he had purchased when he was just starting to learn how to solve crimes and perform autopsies, she carefully cleaned them and laid them out neatly on the table to dry.
A Rao didn't say anything and ignored Liu Qingqian. She took a small brush and carefully brushed the dirt in the grooves of the jade ruler.
She was wearing a light yellow gauze dress and a delicate osmanthus hairpin on her head. She looked gentle and peaceful.
"Are you deaf and dumb, you little bitch? I told you to put down my brother's things immediately!" Liu Qingqian got angry immediately when she saw her attitude, and stepped forward and pushed A Rao hard.
"Stop!" Seeing this, Liu Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to support A Rao, but he did not hold the jade ruler firmly in his hand and it fell to the ground. Several cracks appeared on the smooth white jade floral surface.
A Rao let out a soft cry and quickly bent down to pick up the ruler. She lowered her head and touched the crack on it, saying with great regret: "Oh, I'm sorry, it broke."
"Don't worry about it." Liu Zhang gently took the ruler from her hand and helped her stand firmly.
He reached out and grabbed her slightly wrinkled hands, rubbing them gently. His tone was low and soft: "Miss Jiang, didn't I tell you not to do these? If you think they are too dirty, just let the maids in the mansion wash them."
Liu Qingqian saw Liu Zhang holding A Rao's hand intimately and speaking in a very gentle tone. Her face suddenly turned bad, and she hurried forward to question him,
"Brother, you are finally back. Isn't she the maid of Master Shen? How could she enter your study without permission?"
Liu Zhang replied indifferently, "Qianqian, what are you doing here?"
"Let me ask you, why was Dad's case transferred to the three courts for trial? If something is really found out, wouldn't that be a disaster for Dad?" Liu Qingqian put her hands on her hips and sat down on the chair next to his desk.
"Besides, my father has been taken to the Ministry of Justice. Why aren't you worried at all? Why don't you go and inquire about it? Didn't His Majesty ask you to preside over this case? How could you hand it over to someone else?
The Inspectorate is full of disciples named Ling. They're definitely looking for a way to make our father look bad this time! Big brother, you better think of a solution."
Liu Zhang frowned slightly and said, "This isn't something you should be concerned about."
Seeing his cold attitude, Liu Qingqian immediately became angry, snorted, and said righteously: "Then what should I care about? What should I care about?
Well, Sister Xu told me that you have been ignoring her recently, and you didn’t accept the gifts she gave you. I don’t know what you are busy with.
You don't even go to see Sister Xu, do you still want to marry Sister Xu? "
Liu Zhang's face darkened and he quickly looked at A Rao. She was looking at him in confusion, as if she also wanted to find out his answer.
He said coldly: "This is not something you should care about!"
"Brother, you're already 25," Liu Qingqian suddenly became anxious. She stood up and stamped her feet, saying, "If you don't marry Sister Xu home soon, she'll look down on you!"
Liu Zhang felt a little embarrassed that his sister had exposed his shortcomings in front of A Rao. He coughed lightly and said, "The elders are not anxious about this matter, so why are you, a little girl, anxious?"
He looked down at A Rao and saw that she was watching them talking calmly, as if it had nothing to do with her.
Liu Qingqian insisted, "How could Second Mother be so anxious? How could she be so anxious? She only has Brother Yan in her eyes, how could she care about us?"
She twisted the handkerchief in her hand, looked A Rao up and down, then glanced at the things on the table, pointed at A Rao and asked, "Why is she here? Why did you put her here? This is the candied haws from Yunlai Restaurant, and you bought it for her to eat?"
Liu Zhang said nothing, with a slightly unhappy look on his face.
Liu Qingqian suddenly gasped and said with sudden realization, "I was wondering why you ignored Sister Xu recently. It turns out you were bewitched by this little servant girl!
She pointed at A Rao and said, "Tell me quickly, did you, a bitch, seduce my big brother? Did you use some kind of magic trick to get into my big brother's bed?"
"Qianqian!" Liu Zhang was immediately annoyed when she called him a "dog maid" and shouted angrily, "Have you learned all the upbringing of the eldest daughter of the Liu family? Miss Jiang is my guest, please be polite!"
"Brother, are you mean to me? Are you mean to me for her?"
Liu Qingqian's temper flared up, and she pointed at A Rao's nose and angrily scolded, "What's so good about this little bitch? She's been so arrogant just because she's a maid in the Marquis' Mansion.
You dare to seduce my elder brother here? Don’t think that you can control my elder brother just because you are the manager of the Liu family. I will never let a vixen like you enter my Liu family!
With your status, you are not even worthy of being my elder brother's concubine. Get the hell out of here and go back to the Marquis' Mansion!"
A Rao stood there stiffly without saying a word, listening indifferently to her harsh scolding, still looking as if it had nothing to do with her.
"Qianqian, shut up!" Liu Zhang shouted angrily and protected A Rao by his side.
"You've gone too far. This is the Liu Mansion, not your County Lady's Residence! It's ok for you to be arrogant and willful on weekdays, but you're also so arrogant and rude when you go to someone else's house!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Qingqian's eyes immediately turned red, and she shouted, "Brother, you actually spoke to me like this for her. What do you mean by other people's home? Isn't this my home? Aren't you my real brother?
I am in my eldest brother's house, so why should I have to listen to a maid's expression? "
She stared at A Rao viciously, gritting her teeth and saying, "What kind of nonsense did you, vixen, trick my big brother into believing?"
As he was about to raise his hand to slap A Rao in the face, Liu Zhang grabbed his wrist and shouted to the servants outside the door, "Come here, send Princess Liu home!"
Several guards came in and said, "Miss, please come in."
Liu Qingqian shook his hands away vigorously, "Let's see who dares!"
Liu Zhang insisted, "Please ask County Lady Liu to go home!"
"You! Brother, you will regret this!"
Liu Zhang ignored her, gently put his arm around A Rao's shoulders, and led her out of the study. He gently comforted her and explained, "Miss Jiang, I'm sorry, my sister has a bad temper.
Because we lost our mother when we were young, our grandparents doted on her, which led to her spoiled and willful personality. I'm sorry if I offended you."
"Sir Liu, I'm the one who should say sorry." Seeing his sincere apology, A Rao frowned slightly in embarrassment.
Liu Zhang has been very considerate these past two days. Not only did he not let her do the work of a maid, he also inquired about the prince's news for her and bought her favorite dessert.
Just like a very gentle and considerate older brother.
No wonder his sister was jealous and angry.
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